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HTC Touch Diamond: ROM update eases lag issue
by Daniel Long

Good news if you splashed out on this iPhone rival. Annoying lag issues which we hammered the HTC Touch Diamond for are alleviated by a new ROM update.

Oct 9, 2008
Feature
10 tips to save money on tech
by Barry Collins

Keep your computing costs under control with our 10 cash-saving secrets, from how to get discounts on PCs, to SIM only phone contracts, the best DSLR cameras deals, and discount licensing from Adobe, Microsoft and others.

Oct 8, 2008
Nokia E71
by Tim Danton

You've seen our First Look at the E71, now here's the full review. A stunning phone perfectly molded to the needs of anyone whose life revolves around email

Sep 26, 2008
HTC Touch Diamond
by Tim Danton

Excellent touches promise so much, including a great screen and browser, but in use it’s unbearably slow

Sep 23, 2008
Feature
Boost your broadband speed for free
by Barry Collins

Everything you need to know about maxing-out your broadband connection, including interleaving, fine tuning MTU settings, firmware updates, ADSL filters and splitters,and that old chestnut - electrical noise in your wiring

Aug 11, 2008
Feature
Web's Best 50 Free Downloads
by Barry Collins

Stack your system full of software without paying a penny, with our guide to essential downloads

Jul 22, 2008
Lenovo ThinkPad X300
by Tim Danton

A new way forward for ultraportables, combining an incredible low weight with unrivalled ergonomic excellence

Apr 11, 2008
Feature
XP vs. VISTA
by Barry Collins

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

Mar 26, 2008
News
First Look: MacBook Air vs Sony VAIO G11
by Tim Danton

Apple’s new wonder notebook saddles up to ultraportable, style specialists Sony. But who wins the first impressions contest?

Feb 15, 2008
Dell Inspiron 6400
by Tim Danton

Dell's 6400 is a great value mid-range notebook with very few weaknesses. The support is the icing on the cake.

Sep 21, 2006
Toshiba Tecra S3
by Tim Danton

A rock-solid and fully kitted-out laptop for the demanding worker.

Jan 30, 2006
Sony VAIO VGN TX17GP
by Tim Danton

Sony does it again with a Notebook to die for.

Nov 18, 2005
Lenovo ThinkPad X41
by Tim Danton

While many ultraportable laptops, like the Toshiba R200 go all out to get size and weight to an absolute minimum, a great deal of usability is often sacrificed – the X505 is impractically small for constant daily usage while the R200 has limited battery sizes.

Sep 7, 2005
Review > Mobile Phones
RIM BlackBerry 7100v
by Tim Danton

Plenty of modern phones support email, of course, but what always made BlackBerry special was its push technology. With this, you don't need to dial up to collect your email: just sit back and wait for the messages to come to you. Wherever you are, if an urgent email comes through to any of your email addresses -- and the 7100v supports up to 10 -- you can act on it instantly.

Dec 8, 2004
Dell Axim X3i
by Tim Danton

When Dell shook the Pocket PC world with the aggressively priced Axim X5 (March 2003, page 41), its rivals could always point out that the X5 was bulkier and uglier than their devices. With its latest Axim, however, Dell has produced a slimmer, more attractive model without compromising on spec, features or price.

Feb 11, 2004
SONY CLIÉ PEG-TJ35
by Tim Danton

Sony never lets you forget that it creates Personal Entertainment Organisers; Personal Data Assistants simply aren't trendy enough. But if you ignore the marketing, it rapidly becomes clear that the TJ35 is going head-to-head with the supposedly business-oriented Palm Tungsten E (January 2004, cover CD).

Feb 11, 2004
HP iPAQ H4150
by Tim Danton

The iPAQ's evolution is almost complete. The first signs came with the H1940, a Pocket PC that finally managed to be good looking, tiny and powerful - and it even included Bluetooth. But the H4150, while looking rather similar, makes the H1940 look almost Stone Age, with HP squeezing WLAN into the package, upping the processor speed to 400MHz and improving the screen still further.

Feb 11, 2004
VIEWSONIC POCKET PC V35
by Tim Danton

This rather optimistic time assumes no use of the backlight, but we found half-brightness to offer the best compromise – and even at this setting, the V35's screen impresses.

Sep 1, 2003
HP iPAQ H5550
by Tim Danton

If there was a PDA king, this would be it. HP includes everything in the iPAQ H5550 including 802.11b, Bluetooth and fingerprint recognition. Most importantly, this is the first PDA we've seen to run Pocket PC 2003

Sep 1, 2003
TOSHIBA E750 WITH WiFi
by Tim Danton

The Toshiba e740 (review on the PC Authority Web site) boasted great features such as Type II CF and SD/MMC card slots, and the optional expansion pack which includes a VGA output and USB port, allowing the connection of a keyboard and a projector. The e750 goes two steps further. You can now send 16-bit colour to a projector at a resolution of 800 x 600, and this WiFi version connects wirelessly to a suitably equipped Toshiba projector. Another WiFi enhancement is support for Voice-over-IP with an enhanced microphone socket so a microphone headset can be used.

Aug 1, 2003
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